A Retford woman has been ordered to pay a total of £748 by Mansfield Magistrates Court for failing to ensure her rubbish was properly disposed of, less than a month after pleading guilty to a similar offence.
Environmental Health Officers from Bassetlaw District Council discovered waste including a builder’s bag of rubbish and cardboard boxes dumped along Bracken Lane in Retford on 31st July 2024.
The boxes had the name and address of Lisa Hancock of Thynne Close, Retford and when questioned she said she’d paid someone she’d found on Facebook £60 to remove it, but didn’t say who’d taken the waste away which was later found dumped.
After failing to attend court on three occasions, and a warrant of arrest to answer summons, Hancock pleaded guilty, under section 34(2A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for failing to give her rubbish to someone with the proper permit to collect and dispose of it, when she appeared before Mansfield Magistrates Court on 27th March 2025.
Hancock had previously pleaded guilty on 2nd July 2024 to a similar offence after waste from her home was found flytipped.
In sentencing, Magistrates considered her previous conviction stating it was shocking the same offence was committed weeks after being convicted but granted her credit for the guilty plea.
She was ordered to pay a £320 fine, a victim surcharge of £128 and £300 in costs.
Peter Clark, Head of Neighbourhood Services, at Bassetlaw District Council said: “Even if you ask someone else to remove your waste, you have a duty of care to make sure it is disposed of correctly.
“This is a reminder to residents if they are asking other people to dispose of their waste, they must make sure the person has a waste carriers licence or can be trusted to dispose of it legally.”
Last Updated on Friday, April 25, 2025